06.17.2008 4:55 pm
Carp cleared
By Derrick Goold
Back from a quick trip to Alabama to learn his rehab can continue on a scaled-back schedule but continue nonetheless, Chris Carpenter said he plans to throw a side session at Busch Stadium and get back to Florida shortly so he can face hitters.
The Cardinals ace, recovering from Tommy John surgery in his right elbow, said specialist Dr. James Andrews confirmed Cardinals team doctor reports that there was nothing structurally wrong with the joint. Carpenter classified it as part of the pain of recovery and described as something he’s “going to have to push through.”
Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said that he still expects Carpenter to pitch sometime this season for the big-league team. It won’t be the previously believed All-Star break target date, but even after slowing down Carpenter’s schedule to accomodate more rest between appearances and fewer pitches in those appearances, Mozeliak sees Carpenter returning to Busch, to start, sometime this summer.
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